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Music notation glossary · Tempo markings

Prestissimo

as fast as possible, from 200

Metronome at 220 BPM

Prestissimo starts at 200 beats per minute; the metronome opens at 220.

What it means

The superlative of presto and the top of the scale. It appears rarely, and then mostly for short closing sections.

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